Course detail

Virtual Prototypes

FSI-QVPAcad. year: 2024/2025

Virtual prototypes significantly reduce the time for motor vehicles development. Prototypes enable to prove and optimize vehicle properties before a real prototype is made . Students in this course will be made familiar with theoretical but also practical knowledge in this field. Software ADAMS was chosen for the practical part of the course, as it is one of the most widely used software for vehicle dynamics analysis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Entry knowledge

Matrix calculus. Basic knowledge of numerical mathematics and technical mechanics, kinematics, dynamics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course-unit credit requirements:
Mastering fundaments of lectured problems and practical realizations of computations using computer technology and software tools, knowledge applying is examined on assigned problems, individual elaboration of the assigned tasks without fundamental deficits. Continuous evaluation is made at seminars.
Examination:
Examination is based on evaluation of knowledge of fundamental problems, ways of solutions and its applications in exercises.
The exam consists of a written part (test) and an oral part. Final evaluation consists of: 1. Evaluation of the work on seminars (elaborated tasks). 2. Result of the writing part of the exam (test). 3. Result of the oral part of the exam.
Attendance at seminars is obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of absence is solved individually with a course provider.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with theoretical and practical knowledge of multi-body software. They will learn of multi-body software and its development trends.
Students will have a clear idea of which problems are possible to solve with the multi-body software, what data are necessary, what outputs they are able to get. Students will also acquire the necessary knowledge to enable them to independently create multi-body models using software tools.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ADAMS/Solver. [on-line Adams software manual] MSC.Software Corporation. (EN)
ADAMS/View. [on-line Adams software manual] MSC.Software Corporation. (EN)
BLUNDELL, M., HARTY, D. The multibody systems approach to vehicle dynamics. Second edition. Boston, MA: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-008-0994-253. (EN)
SCHIEHLEN, W. (ed.) Multibody Systems Handbook. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1990 (EN)
STEJSKAL, V., VALÁŠEK, M. Kinematics and dynamics of machinery. Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8247-9731-0 (EN)

Recommended reading

BLUNDELL, M., HARTY, D. The multibody systems approach to vehicle dynamics. Second edition. Boston, MA: Elsevier, 2015. ISBN 978-008-0994-253. (EN)
Getting Started Using ADAMS/View. [on-line Adams software tutorial] MSC.Software Corporation. (EN)
PACEJKA, Hans B. Tire and vehicle dynamics. Third Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2012. ISBN 9780080970165. (EN)
Road vehicles - Vehicle dynamics and road-holding ability – Vocabulary, ISO8855 : 2011 (E/F), International Organization for Standardization, Switzerland (EN)
SCHIEHLEN, W. (ed.) Dynamics of High-Speed Vehicles. Wien-New York: Springer-Verelag, 1982 (EN)
STEJSKAL, V., VALÁŠEK, M. Kinematics and dynamics of machinery. Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8247-9731-0 (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction (multi-body formalism and other technologies), basic types of models
  2. Basic modeling elements and modeling process – definition of bodies, kinematic constraints, force effects
  3. Basic modeling elements and the modeling process – motion generators, sensors
  4. Coordinate systems, methods of determining position and orientation
  5. Closed kinematic chains - the problem of redundant coordinates
  6. Numerical solution – system of nonlinear equations
  7. Numerical solution – system of differential equations
  8. Number of degrees of freedom - influence on the way the mechanism is modeled
  9. Types of analyses
  10. Modeling the virtual environment
  11. Creation of scenarios
  12. Virtual test - implementation
  13. Virtual test - analysis



Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to the ADAMS software environment
  2. Basic modeling elements in MBS
  3. Tools for parameterization of models
  4. Creating a complete model in ADAMS/View
  5. Simulation, parameterization, analysis of results
  6. Customization of the user environment, automation of simulations and DOE
  7. Introduction to ADAMS/Car
  8. Simulation of subsystems on test beds
  9. Driving simulation of a complete vehicle
  10. Introduction to CarMaker software
  11. Creation of scenarios and their simulation
  12. Modification of vehicle parameters and evaluation of results
  13. Submitting and consulting the results of separate tasks